Performatist
    Rock/Pop

    Dead Waiter with special guests Pants Exploder and Shearing

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    Monday, July 20, 2026

    9:00 PM

    Mercury Lounge

    New York, NY

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Dead Waiter headlines a bill at Mercury Lounge with special guests Pants Exploder and Shearing. Dead Waiter, a New York club group that moves between straightforward club rock and downtown-leaning experimentation, favors momentum and tight arrangements; Shearing brings free-form, collaboration-driven sets from venues like Cassette and MARTINI MONDAYS that prioritize immediacy and quick shifts in tone.

    About the Artists

    Dead Waiter

    Dead Waiter is a rock/pop group heard on New York City club bills, including sets at Pianos. They have shared lineups with acts such as Wince, Tony Lee, and Stereo Mandrax, moving between straightforward club rock and downtown-leaning experimentation.

    Shearing

    Shearing

    Shearing is an individual artist working in free-form performance contexts in New York City. They have appeared at Cassette, including nights orbiting the MARTINI MONDAYS program, where live sets share the room with visual art and loosely structured lineups.